Hey Yankees fans...

[nolanfan34]

...Tony Womack and Jaret Wright...

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Have fun with that.

[ThaSaltCracka]

perplexing, womack is a step in the wrong direction. Looks like George is calling all the shots again. Wright will get rocked in NY without Mazzone(sp).

[mmbt0ne]

The Braves let Kevin Millwood go (yes, trading down for over 8 mil less is salary is the same as letting go) after a much better season than Wright just had, and look how he turned out. As much as I hate their "Making the playoffs is enough" attitude, I've never questioned them on a pitching move. Well, maybe Mike Hampton, but I think we only pay about $5.86 of his yearly salary (thanks Colorado and Florida).

[ThaSaltCracka]

dude, Hampton has been pretty effective while in ATL. Mazzone is an excellent pitching coach.

[J.R.]

Hampton has been pretty effective while in ATL

yeah, but nowehere near enough to justify having to pay his full salary. I think his point is the braves are doing just fine given the portion of Hampton's salary they actually pay. Hampton was a horrible pitcher when he left Colroado, he had no confidence. For a guy who doesn't have overpowering stuff that relies on locating pitches and letting the other team hit the ball, a lack of confidence is devasating. His success is a testament to mazzone and the Braves organization.

[ThaSaltCracka]

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His success is a testament to mazzone and the Braves organization.

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yeah, it def is, I also think his style of pitching is one which couldn't succeed in Colorado anyways.

[kerssens]

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Wright will get rocked in NY without Mazzone(sp).


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Whenever they show that jackass rocking I want to chuck a cinderblock at him.

[lu_hawk]

Won't Womack just be Cairo's backup at second? There's no way Womack would start if Cairo is still on the team. And Wright was 15-8 3.28 last year.

[ThaSaltCracka]

wright had a good year last year, but the Yankees have a history of getting pitchers from small markets that had good years, that just totally flop. I am not sure if Wright can be as good without Mazzone.

[nolanfan34]

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Won't Womack just be Cairo's backup at second? There's no way Womack would start if Cairo is still on the team. And Wright was 15-8 3.28 last year.

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Womack is apparently going to start at 2nd and bat leadoff.

Wright has had one good season out of his last 6. I was pretty nervous about the Mariners signing him for 3 yrs/$5 mil per, but the Yanks signing him for $22 mil is a bit of a stretch I think. He may be an effective pitcher, but he certainly has the ability to blow up in a game.

After Wright and Kris Benson sign for about $8 per year, guys like Pavano and Pedro must be jumping for joy.